DIRECTIONS FOR USE

It is a violation of Federal law to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling. For any requirements specific to your State or Tribe, consult the State or Tribal agency responsible for pesticide regulation.

Do not apply this product in a way that will contact workers or other persons, either directly or through drift. Only protected handlers may be in the area during application.

MIXING AND HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS

Mix the required amount of TRIATHLON BA in water with sufficient agitation to maintain a uniform suspension in the spray or mixing tank. The tank should be cleaned prior to use. Do not use highly alkaline or highly acidic water to mix sprays. Use a buffering agent if necessary to maintain neutrality (pH 6 to 8) of water in the tank.

Maintain agitation during application. Apply immediately after mixing; do not allow spray mix to stand overnight.

TRIATHLON BA can be mixed and used with other agricultural chemicals for which such mixing is permitted by the product labels, in accordance with the most restrictive of those label limitations and precautions. If such a mixture is planned, a compatibility “jar test” should first be conducted by mixing the correct proportions of TRIATHLON BA and these products in a small volume of water

APPLICATION METHODS

Ground: TRIATHLON BA can be applied in most commonly-used ground application equipment, such as (but not limited to): tractor-mounted boom, airblast, high clearance, hose-end, backpack, and other pressurized sprayers; hose-end or handheld sprayers; foggers or mist blowers; water wheel and other drench applicators; and shank or other soil injection method.

Aerial: TRIATHLON BA can be applied by fixed or rotary winged aircraft in a minimum of 3 gallons of water per acre. Standard precautions should be taken to minimize spray drift.

Chemigation: TRIATHLON BA can be applied through the drip (trickle) and sprinkler type irrigation equipment. Refer to the section entitled “Chemigation Instructions” for detailed instructions.

Foliar application: For control of diseases on foliage, flowers, fruit, or other above-ground parts of plants: Mix TRIATHLON BA in water and apply as a spray at a rate of 0.5 to 6 quarts of TRIATHLON BA per acre in sufficient water to achieve thorough coverage of the crop canopy with minimal runoff. Begin applications at crop emergence, transplanting, or when conditions are conducive to the development of the disease. Repeat application every 3 to 10 days, or as needed, for as long as conditions favor disease development. Lower rates (0.5 to 3 quarts per acre) may be applied under light disease pressure, to smaller (e.g. newly-emerged) plants, or when TRIATHLON BA is used in a tank mix with other fungicides whose labels allow such use. Under moderate to severe disease pressure, or when environmental conditions and plant stage are conducive to rapid disease development, use higher label rates (3-6 quarts/acre), apply more frequently (every 3-7 days), and mix or rotate TRIATHLON BA with other fungicides for improved performance.

Soil application: For control of soilborne diseases infecting seeds, seedlings, roots, crown, stems, or other plant parts below ground or in contact with soil: Apply TRIATHLON BA at 0.5 to 4.5 pints per acre. Mix the required amount in sufficient water to apply by one of the following methods:

• Soil drench applied to transplants in flats or pots in the greenhouse or nursery any time prior to transplanting (see additional drench instructions under “Nurseries, greenhouses, shade houses, and ornamental plants” below).
• Soil drench at transplanting, using a “water wheel” injector, spray nozzles/hoses, or other methods to drench each root ball and/or planting hole.

Follow-up (post-planting) preventative applications can be made every 2-4 weeks by one or more of the following methods if needed:

• • Drip (trickle) or any type of sprinkler irrigation, any time after planting or transplanting. See Chemigation Instructions for additional information.
• Spray directly onto the soil surface and/or lower plant parts. If targeting root disease, follow immediately with sufficient overhead sprinkler irrigation to move TRIATHLON BA to the root zone.
• Injection directly into the rooting zone using shanks or similar equipment.

Lower rates (0.5 to 2 pints of TRIATHLON BA per acre) may be applied under light disease pressure, to smaller plants, or when TRIATHLON BA is used in a tank mix with other fungicides whose labels allow such use. Under moderate to severe disease pressure, or when environmental conditions and plant stage are conducive to rapid disease development, use higher label rates (2 - 4.5 pints per acre), apply more frequently (every 2 weeks), and mix or rotate TRIATHLON BA with other fungicides for improved performance.

Nurseries, greenhouses, shade houses, and ornamental plants

Spray application: Mix 0.5 to 6 quarts of TRIATHLON BA per 100 gallons of water and apply as a foliar spray of sufficient volume to wet the entire plant with minimal runoff. Begin preventative applications at plant emergence and repeat every 3-28 days as needed (every 3-7 days if disease pressure is high or environmental conditions are highly favorable to disease outbreak, 10-28 days under low pressure or less conducive conditions).

Drench application: Mix 0.5 to 4.5 pints of TRIATHLON BA per 100 gallons of water and apply as a drench or coarse spray to soil or other growing media in pots, flats, plugs, trays, or planting beds, for control or suppression of soilborne diseases of seedlings, cuttings, bedding plants, and transplants (including vegetables and other transplanted food crops). Make first application at or immediately before seeding, sticking, germination, or transplanting. Repeat applications every 14- 28 days as needed. Transplants can be treated immediately before transplanting into field soils to protect against damping-off and other diseases that reduce plant establishment.

Cutting or root dip: Dip basal end of cuttings or bare roots (individually or in bunches) in a suspension of 1 to 2 pints of TRIATHLON BA per gallon of water. Immerse for 5-10 seconds immediately before planting.

Chemigation: Mix 0.5 to 4.5 pints of TRIATHLON BA per 100 gallons of water and apply via drip, handheld, or sprinkler irrigation systems. Refer to “Chemigation Instructions” for more details.